The Escapement Broadstairs: Atlantis

By | March 20, 2019

by The Escapement Broadstairs (website)

Broadstairs CT10 1NE

Broadstairs

2-7 players

Languages: EN

Winner of a 2022 TERPECA award90 mins
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Grimhilde Mining Corp found two anomalies when scanning the earth; one could be accessed through a mining tunnel and the other requires you to voyage into the depths of the ocean. 

As newly qualified explorers you must board a GMC submarine and travel down 1000 leagues to an underwater air pocket.

Explore this untouched ancient world and uncover the mystery that is hidden within.

Can you find the energy source Grimhilde desperately need?

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Overall rating

Rated between 4.5 and 5 out of 5

based on ratings from 35 users
combined with 2 pro reviews

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Jen Wells (Get Wells Soon) expert rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 1 Apr 2024 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulcleverimmersive
There's certainly 20,000 leagues worth of fun in here; it was one those rooms where we stopped several times to just appreciate how great it was. The puzzles that there are are absolutely beautiful and the game flows (no pun intended) really well. It's a physical game - which is also one of its USPs - so if mobility is an issue, this could be quite tricky. What we would dearly have loved would be for there to be a couple more puzzles, as we tore through it and wanted to spend longer in there but it's an absolute cracker irregardless and well-deserving of its accolades.
ES-CAH-PAY expert rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 13/06/2022 Time taken: 01:03:00 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulimmersivestory-driven
What a great game. We played Atlantis when it first opened and were absolutely amazed by the design of the entire game. Every element was well thought out and executed brilliantly. We escaped in time, an impressive feat given how much time was spent simply soaking in the design, this is an experience not to miss! The puzzles were relevant to the theme, and with no huge leaps of logic or outside knowledge needed to complete. Look forward to see what the team at Escapement bring us next!
Anna Baillie experienced rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: 22 Nov 2022 Team size: 5 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulepic

Absolutely stunning, breathtakingly so. I only would've asked for a few more puzzles but really enjoyed what there was and the set more than made up for it.

🔐James Bloodworth expert rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: 19/11/2022 Team size: 5 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersiveintenseepic

The theming is incredibly well done with really clever uses of space combined with some good puzzle design, in some ways it remind me of Immaterium at Escapologic, it's something more than an escape room and halfway to being a theme park experience.

it can be a bit tight in places so try not to go with more than the minimum 4 if you can.

abunai expert rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
beautifulhi-techimmersive

Certainly a must visit. Have not seen anything remotely like this in this country. An incredible amount of work has gone in to putting together a game of very high standard and it really does raise the bar in terms of set build and immersion. Negatives: Found the space quite cramped and the in-game video content over-long. 

Anonymous expert rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Team size: 5 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulhi-techoriginal

I think this is the best set I have seen in this country. Jaw-dropping.

Kirsty Salter experienced rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 2 Oct 2022 Team size: 3 Time taken: 74:03
story-drivengreat hostingepic

We went as a 3 as we have completed a fair few rooms between us and we had to work for Atlantis. I am aching a bit today! 

The theming is amazing and we loved that the room is driven by the story. Escapement put a lot of effort into making players feel as immersed as possible. 

The puzzles were challenging but flowed well.  We loved both rooms here … and the others in Margate. 

Adam Bravery expert rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: 26 Sep 2022 Team size: 4 Time taken: 35:55 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifuloriginalstory-drivenquite easy

Great sense of adventure and some really cool mechanics and theming. Bit light on puzzles, but the ones it had were excellent. Our GM was fantastic too - as is always the case at Escapement. All round just great fun and so immersive

benny1664 experienced rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 4 Sep 2022 Team size: 4 Time taken: 54 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techimmersivemagical

Atlantis is great!  The theming is out of this world and gameplay is pretty good too.  Only niggles were slightly hard to hear audio in the final escape and the videos in the middle are quite long but its an exceptional game inside.  The set is right up there with the best!

🦡cipherdelic virtuoso rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: November 2022 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulcleverimmersive

A most impressive build with plenty of wow moments, theres a wide range of puzzles and lots of team co-operation is required. Great hosting too. Loved it.

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Atlantis ticked every box on my “Perfect Escape Room” list and then proceeded to blow my already high expectations out of the water (pun intended). In fact, I may even have new tick boxes to add to the list after our visit to Broadstairs. Honestly, if I were to pick a favourite game in the UK (possibly on the planet), it’s currently in Broadstairs.

Amazing hosts, great theme, immersive, beautifully designed with some great surprises. Very physical room! 

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